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Thursday, January 28, 2010

1869 PEMBERTON, VIRGINIA LETTER

1869 PEMBERTON, VIRGINIA LETTER - REV JH MORRISONLetter signed, "J. H. Morrison", Pemberton, Goochland County, VA, May 7, 1860.With postal cover to Dr. Thomas B. Taylor, Mt. Meigs, Montgomery Co., Alabama.Morrison notes that he has two parishes on either side of the James River; inquires about Dr. Taylor's cotton; and comments on the late war. Excerpts:"The late war has almost obliterated the landmarks of the Past. It rolls as a dark flood between us and the period that preceded it. And yet the troubles we have had to wade through cause the heart to cling the more closely to old friends..."; "Like nearly all Southern clergymen, and many Laymen, I am much occupied in trying to provide a maintenance for my family."